Which to use
“yema” and “yemas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,822
- “yema” frequency rank
- #27,070
- “yemas” frequency rank
- 54892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | yema | yemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Embrión del brote de un vegetal, que dará origen a una ramita | Forma del plural de yema. |
Where the eye mixes yema and yemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. yema runs 4 letters (VVCV) against yemas's 5 (VVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between yema and yemas
A purely visual mix-up. yema ([ˈʝema]) and yemas ([ˈʝemas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “yema” sits inside “yemas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
yema is recorded at frequency rank #27,822, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝema]. yemas is at rank #27,070, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝemas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54892, this pair ranks #81,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of yema vs yemas
Shared letters: aemy. Private to "yema": -. Private to "yemas": s.
"yema" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "yemas" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "yema" and "yemas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "yema" or "yemas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "yema" and "yemas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "yema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yemas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "yema" and "yemas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "yema vs yuma". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #81,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.